Danubio Maria Enrica, Amicone Elisa, Vargiu Rita
Faculty of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Cardinale Mazzarino, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.
Econ Hum Biol. 2005 Mar;3(1):33-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.11.001. Epub 2005 Jan 13.
We analyze self-reported anthropometric data pertaining to 2140 adults who emigrated to the United States, mainly from southern Italy, between 1908-1928 and 1960-1970. The mean height of immigrant men was 165.5 cm: they were taller than contemporary southern Italian men by 0.5-7.3 cm in different periods. The mean height of the Italian immigrant women born before 1952 was 157.6 cm, less than the national average. At the end of the 1990s, national women average height was 162 cm, 159.5 cm for southern women. There were age-related increases of weight and BMI: overweight was more prevalent in the 40-49 years age category. In the male sample, the mean values of BMI were within the overweight range in all age classes. The prevalence of obesity was higher in the male sample than among US men, whereas it was virtually identical in the women's sample and much higher than the values reported for several European countries for the period 1970-1980.
我们分析了2140名移民到美国的成年人的自我报告人体测量数据，这些人主要来自意大利南部，时间跨度为1908年至1928年以及1960年至1970年。移民男性的平均身高为165.5厘米：在不同时期，他们比同时期的意大利南部男性高0.5至7.3厘米。1952年以前出生的意大利移民女性平均身高为157.6厘米，低于全国平均水平。在20世纪90年代末，全国女性平均身高为162厘米，南部女性为159.5厘米。体重和体重指数（BMI）随年龄增长而增加：超重现象在40至49岁年龄组更为普遍。在男性样本中，所有年龄组的BMI平均值都处于超重范围。肥胖症在男性样本中的患病率高于美国男性，而在女性样本中，肥胖症患病率与美国女性几乎相同，且远高于1970年至1980年期间几个欧洲国家报告的数值。
